We don’t quite know what to think of this. After getting over the initial shock factor we can attest to the intrigue that has got our attention with this latest piece of design.
Product designer Nadine Jarvis has come up with an idea to produce slick one of a kind pencil sets made out of human cremains. Approximately 240 pencils can be made from an average human body of ash as stated on her website. Each pencil is stamped with the name of the person whose ashes it is made out of. Only one pencil can be removed from the box at a time and you can sharpen the pencils back into the box. As time goes by the sharpened residue from used pencils occupy the leftover space in the box recreating it into a sort of an Urn. We must admit the though process behind this invention is incredible, and after you get over the initial shudder factor it seems like a very philosophically poignant idea.
We can’t help but think that if someone made pencils out of Picasso’s ashes they’d be worth millions.
Visit NadineJarvis.com to see more of her unusual creations.
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